Politics

French President Emmanuel Macron, right, winks as he welcomes Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Jan. 18.
International relations

Cambodia's Hun Manet given wary welcome by West despite rights record

Hitting out at repression risks pushing country into 'China's orbit,' analysts say

26 January 2024
Chinese online scam suspects are escorted by Chinese police officers before being deported from Cambodia in 2017.
Crime

Global law enforcement targets Southeast Asian cyberscam gangs

U.K. launches first sanctions against suspects involved in online fraud schemes

13 December 2023
People using their smartphones in a Phnom Penh park. Cambodia follows other Southeast Asian nations that have rolled out data protection laws.
Politics

Cambodia's draft data protection law fans fears of government abuse

Leaked legislation says personal data could be exposed in the 'national interest'

8 December 2023
Henry Kissinger and Vietnam's Le Duc Tho speak to the press in a Paris suburb on June 13, 1973, the year they were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize -- which Tho declined.
Obituaries

Kissinger cast a long and uneven shadow in Southeast Asia

Controversial bringer of war and peace left mixed messages in the region

1 December 2023
Laborers work at a brick factory on the outskirts of Phnom Penh in 2018. Rights groups say debt bondage remains pervasive in the industry. 
Property

Spotlight on debt bondage as Cambodia's property sector slows

Human rights group says brick factories hold indebted families indefinitely

20 November 2023
Cambodia's 12th Century Angkor Wat temple complex is a major tourism draw for the poor Southeast Asian nation. 
Politics

Cambodia's Angkor Wat at center of forced-evictions row

Thousands booted from their homes at World Heritage Site, rights groups say

20 November 2023
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet speaks during the opening ceremony for the Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport on Nov. 16. (Photo by Yuji Nitta)
Transportation

China-funded airport opens in Cambodia with more projects to come

Belt and Road highways, ports and railways also planned, raising local concerns

17 November 2023
There is no indication that Cambodia will be left with unserviceable debts even if traffic at Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport falls well short of projections. (Photo by Jean-Marc F. Blanchard)
Opinion

New airport shows Cambodia can get what it wants from China

Siem Reap hub proves there is more to the BRI than debt traps

12 November 2023
Thai officials have floated a new approach to long-stalled negotiations over the overlapping claims area (OCA) in the Gulf of Thailand. (Source images by AP)
Energy

Rising energy prices rekindle Thai, Cambodian interest in disputed waters

New governments could find a way to tap long-dormant oil and gas reserves

7 November 2023
Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet addresses the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Sept. 22.
Cambodia's new leadership

New Cambodia PM debuts at U.N. amid crackdown on opponents

Hun Manet says democracy has 'steadily advanced' in New York speech

23 September 2023
A view of Hun Sen's Facebook page in 2016: The platform is allowing dictators to make public threats while getting other voices supressed.
Opinion

Imitators are adopting Chinese tactics to quash online critics

Allies like Cambodia and Bangladesh are deploying fake voices to drown out dissent

22 September 2023
The Beijing visit was Prime Minister Hun Manet's first overseas trip outside of conferences since taking office. (Cambodian prime minister's Telegram via AP)
International relations

Cambodian PM Hun Manet pledges stronger China ties in Beijing visit

New leader voices support for 'One China' principle in meeting with Xi Jinping

15 September 2023
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet at the ASEAN-India summit in Jakarta on Sept. 7.
Cambodia's new leadership

Cambodian PM Hun Manet heads to China in early diplomatic push

New leader steps out of strongman father's shadow on the international stage

14 September 2023
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet delivered a keynote address at a business forum in Jakarta on Sept. 4. (Photo by Tsubasa Suruga)
Cambodia's new leadership

Cambodia's Hun Manet shares 'high-income' goal in diplomatic debut

New prime minister also vows commitment to rule-based order at ASEAN event

4 September 2023
Hun Manet takes a photo with supporters in Phnom Penh on July 23. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Cambodia's new leadership

Hun Manet pledges 'peace, stability' as new Cambodian PM

45-year-old son takes top post from strongman father who had held power since 1985

22 August 2023
Cambodia's incoming Prime Minister Hun Manet has little choice but to follow the footsteps of his father, Hun Sen who ran the country based on political and police repression. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Opinion

New prime minister is not a fresh start for Cambodia

Hopes that Hun Manet will reform system Hun Sen built are illusory

18 August 2023
Hun Manet, son of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, waves after a ceremony to mark the end of the election campaign in Phnom Penh on July 21. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Cambodia's new leadership

Hun Manet, the West Point graduate set to lead Cambodia

Unlike father Hun Sen, son was groomed for the top job from early age

17 August 2023
Hun Manet, son of Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen, at a polling station after voting in Phnom Penh on July 23. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi) 
Cambodia's new leadership

Children of elite set for top spots in Cambodian government

With upcoming change of leader, key posts remain within influential networks

11 August 2023
Hun Manet waves to supporters on the last day of the election campaign on July 21 in Phnom Penh. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Politics

Hun Manet appointed by king as Cambodia's next PM

King Norodom Sihamoni releases decree detailing ascension of Hun Sen's son

7 August 2023
A Chinese Coast Guard vessel near the Spratly Islands in March: Many ASEAN nations have complained about China's activities in the South China Sea.
Opinion

ASEAN shouldn't give up on idea of South China Sea naval drill

Indonesia can revive proposal with other interested members

3 August 2023
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, right, is steeping down in August to hand power to his son, Hun Manet, left. (Source photos by Ken Kobayashi)
Cambodia's new leadership

On topic: Who is Hun Manet, Cambodia's next prime minister?

A collection of stories to catch up on a recent hot topic

29 July 2023
Hun Manet, son of Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, attends an election campaign in Phnom Penh on July 21. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Politics

Hun Manet's path to power contrasts with father's Khmer Rouge past

Long groomed for top job, West Point graduate will be Cambodia's first new PM in 38 years

27 July 2023
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, left, and his son, Hun Manet, are seen voting in these July 23 shots. (Photos by Ken Kobayashi)
Hun Sen's Cambodia

Cambodian PM Hun Sen says to step down, hand power to son

Long-awaited announcement comes after victory in election seen as a sham

26 July 2023
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen casts a ballot at a polling station in Kandal province on July 23. He has intensified his crackdown on opposition parties. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
The Nikkei View

Cambodia's destruction of democracy is unacceptable

Hun Sen's party dominated a rigged, illegitimate election

26 July 2023
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen shakes hands with a supporter after voting at a polling station in Kandal province on July 23. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Hun Sen's Cambodia

U.S. says Cambodia vote 'neither free nor fair,' unveils sanctions

Human rights groups decry 'farce' as Chinese state media applauds Phnom Penh

24 July 2023